Join Corrs Chambers Westgarth, Australia's leading independent law firm.
Join Corrs Support Services and play a key role in supporting the financial operations of one of Australia's leading independent law firms.
We're seeking an organised and detail-oriented Accounts Clerk to join our Finance team on a 12-month fixed term contract covering parental leave. Working closely with the Accounts Payable Manager, you'll be responsible for ensuring the accurate and timely processing of accounts payable activities while providing exceptional service to colleagues and external suppliers.
This is an excellent opportunity for an accounts professional who enjoys working in a collaborative, fast-paced environment and takes pride in delivering high-quality, accurate work.
About the role
As a valued member of our Accounts Payable team, you'll contribute to the smooth operation of the firm's day-to-day financial processes through:
- Processing invoices and ensuring compliance with internal policies and procedures.
- Assisting with corporate credit card expense administration, including allocations, reconciliations and user access management.
- Preparing daily payment schedules for vendor payments and staff reimbursements.
- Supporting vendor onboarding, maintenance and compliance activities.
- Assisting with high-volume data uploads and financial system administration.
- Managing finance-related onboarding and offboarding tasks and other general administrative responsibilities.
- Responding to queries from internal stakeholders and external suppliers in a timely and professional manner.
- Supporting daily cash flow activities by gathering and maintaining accurate payment information.
About you
To succeed in this role, you'll be a highly organised and customer-focused professional who enjoys working with detail and managing multiple priorities.
You'll bring:
- Previous experience in accounts payable, accounts administration or a similar finance support role.
- Strong knowledge of invoice processing, payment administration and vendor management practices.
- Excellent attention to detail and a high level of accuracy when working with financial information.
- Well-developed communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Strong organisational and time management capabilities.
- Intermediate Microsoft Excel and Word skills.
- The ability to work both independently and collaboratively within a team environment.
Experience within a professional services environment and exposure to systems such as Aderant Expert, Emburse or FlexiPurchase will be highly regarded.
At Corrs, we help you achieve your ambition - at every stage of your career.
About us:
Corrs Chambers Westgarth is Australia’s leading independent law firm. We provide exceptional legal services across the full spectrum of matters, including major transactions, projects and significant disputes, offering strategic advice on our clients’ most challenging issues.
Corrs’ culture is characterised by our values of excellence, commitment, collaboration and respect. Our policies, practices and behaviours foster a supportive and inclusive workplace, and we are focused on creating opportunities for our people and supporting a diverse workforce.
- Flexible working as standard – we have established flexibility as standard business practice and an option for all our people.
- Bonus leave – we provide an additional week of leave each year (5 weeks annual leave in total)
- Parental leave – we offer 26 weeks of gender-neutral paid parental leave and pay superannuation on both paid and unpaid leave (up to 12 months)
- Wellbeing program – we support the wellbeing of our people across areas including resilience, mindfulness, personal development, physical health and self-care.
- Diversity and Inclusion – we set meaningful goals and take action to improve diversity and foster an inclusive culture in which all employees feel supported and valued.
- Responsible business approach – we have an active pro bono and community engagement program and we are a member of the United Nations Global Compact. We are also a member of AusLSA, which works to promote and increase sustainable practices across the legal sector.
- Learning and development opportunities – including our Australian-first international study scholarship, a national training program and mentoring initiative.
To apply contact Shannon Garrett on [email protected] for a confidential discussion.
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